Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 12:06     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:My daughter's school has an agreement with Enterprise for very cheap, on campus car rentals. 5 bucks an hours. She and her friends use it to make trips to Target or to drop off or pick up each other at the airport. It can be a bit tough to schedule cars though, since it's very popular.

Dc’s college has the same with zip car! It’s pretty convenient.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 12:05     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:My daughter's school has an agreement with Enterprise for very cheap, on campus car rentals. 5 bucks an hours. She and her friends use it to make trips to Target or to drop off or pick up each other at the airport. It can be a bit tough to schedule cars though, since it's very popular.


Good one
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 11:14     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
My daughter's school has an agreement with Enterprise for very cheap, on campus car rentals. 5 bucks an hours. She and her friends use it to make trips to Target or to drop off or pick up each other at the airport. It can be a bit tough to schedule cars though, since it's very popular.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 08:58     Subject: Re:What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
I love hearing these things!
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 08:57     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Oberlin lets students check out an original piece of art from its collection at the beginning of each year to hang in the student’s dorm room.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 08:51     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
I don’t think this is atypical become other colleges do it but not every college. DC was assigned a business mentor for a year in a niche industry. Meet and greets. Dinners. Shadow days.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 08:43     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:Thinking unusual things people may not think of, like:

Typical would be resume help, maybe less typical is free interview outfits for students.



DC had a free trip (airfare, hotel, meals, ground transportation, lots of swag and activities) across the country to a well-rated SLAC after being accepted. Ultimately chose not to go there, but had not heard of that before.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 08:30     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All books and materials included in tuition. At the start of school you just go to the bookstore and they've already assembled everything you need, you just pick it up.


OP here: this is a very nice perk UNLESS the pricing makes it not worth it. I know several schools have a program where all books are at included in one fee based on credit hours, but it is usually not worth it. It’s called All Access.


We don't see any fee for it, just rolled into tuition and the school is generous with merit so we're paying about the same in tuition as my other kid at a VA state school.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 08:02     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:All books and materials included in tuition. At the start of school you just go to the bookstore and they've already assembled everything you need, you just pick it up.


OP here: this is a very nice perk UNLESS the pricing makes it not worth it. I know several schools have a program where all books are at included in one fee based on credit hours, but it is usually not worth it. It’s called All Access.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 07:53     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:All books and materials included in tuition. At the start of school you just go to the bookstore and they've already assembled everything you need, you just pick it up.


A friend shared her child’s school in Wis does this. I was excited that my daughter only spent @$20 on books this semester-she has since added a class and I think it is now @$30? Much better than my experience
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 07:51     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Laundry included


More colleges are moving towards this model


I wish my daughter’s school would do this. I know Randolph included it-I just loved that little school.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 07:44     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
All books and materials included in tuition. At the start of school you just go to the bookstore and they've already assembled everything you need, you just pick it up.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 06:51     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:Every school on the planet does resume help. Since the stone ages.


Read it again. Orig post said resume help IS typical as an example of what does not apply.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 06:49     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thinking unusual things people may not think of, like:

Typical would be resume help, maybe less typical is free interview outfits for students.



How do you cite DCUM in your articles? Do your editors know you’re crowdsourcing the content?


I’m a parent.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2024 04:55     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
This is why college is so expensive. It’s gone lux!